How to install IE6 hotfixes during W2k UA install

[x243]

Win2000 SP4 slipstreamed

I've been doing unattended install of Windows 2000 for several years, but only recently have I tried slipstreaming updates into my CD. This has met with failure as I've been able to successfully integrate all 'Recommended Updates' but only 1 or 2 'Critical Updates.' When I visit Windows Update after the install finishes, there are still 14 Critical Updates available, even though I had them install with SCVPACK.inf (correct syntax for Type 1&2 updates, and numerical order) and some using GUIRunOnce. I had to split up the hotfixes into SCVPACK and GUIRunOnce because some updates were for IE6 SP1/Outlook Express 6, and I couldn't have the hotfixes install before IE6/OE6 were installed. IE6SP1/OE6 install from a batch (Installs.CMD) called from cmdlines.txt which executes directly after SVCPACK.inf runs. So I have my Windows Critical updates install during SVCPACK and then the IE6/OE6 updates install at the GUIRunOnce point which executes after the first logon, since these updates would logically have to be installed after IE6SP1 was installed.

What I need to know is, what am I missing to get these hotfixes to 'take' to the OS/IE6/OE6 and is there a way to install IE6SP1 before SVCPACK runs? I'm at a loss here and I'm sure I wouldn't have any problems if I was doing this with Windows XP or if I left the default IE 5 and only installed hotfixes for that version. Even if I choose to run all of the hotfixes from GUIRunOnce, only a few of them take. I just want to load up WindowsUpdate after a fresh OS install and see 0 Critical Updates available. TIA

[GreenMachine]

Welcome to MSFN, x243.

There is a tool, XPCREATE, that will slipstream the hotfixes and updates, and has been used by many with various degrees of success for Windows 2000. In my tests, I get the big fat 0 you are looking for. You can get there from one of the links below ...

[x243]

Sorry if this may sound stupid, but this XPCREATE program will make it so that IE6SP1 is installed before the hotfixes are? With WinXP, I can see how IE6SP1 could be slipstreamed since IE6 shipped with WinXP. But since IE5 is what Win2k shipped with, it's only possible to install it during installation and not technically slipstream it into i386.

[Alanoll]

you may find out more then you need to about XPCreate if you took a gander in it's forum and webpage....

and though WinXP did come with IE6, ServicePack 1 updated it to IE6SP1, so technically if you slipstreamed ServicePack1 you won't have to update IE6 to IE6SP1 after install.

[x243]

But it's not possible to slipstream anything but IE5 updates into the Win2k i386. GreenMachine indicated in another recent thread that it would be pretty difficult to integrate IE6SP1 into the Win2k install CD (integrate as opposed to install during a specific stage of setup). I guess I'll never be rid of Windows Update in Windows 2000.

[Alanoll]

if you use XPCreate.....

it fully updates Win2000. True it doesn't slipstream IE6 into the source, but it can install it at say....when SVCPACK.INF is run.....

please CHECK his website and his forum. It is further discussed there.